The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-06-02
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Personal.

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Personal.
Helen E. Cannon, Rathbun, Wis. says her
husband served in the Sd Wis. and had his
skull fractured by musket-ball at the battle Of
Winchester under Gen. Banks. He draws
small pension, but not half as much as he de-
serves.
L. NJ. Jolly, Corporal, Co I, 18th Ohio, lie
| Roy, w. Va says he first enlisted when mere
! boy ia Co. ID. 18th Ohio, and afterward in the
10Th. lie gives a sketch of his services in the
| Army of the Potomac. and says it is pretty
hard to be classed by Gen. Bragg with the scum
and dregs of the earth.
J. H. Quinlan, Co. L, 10th n. Y, Louisville,
Ky, would be very glad to hear from any of his
old comrades of the Fifth Corps.
Orln Pratt. 49th y. Y, Boscobel, Wis, wishes
! to inform Comrade Mitchell SD n. Y, that
LieHt-Col. Hoffman commanded the 56th Pa.
| in 1862, and Col. III. e. Huffman commanded
the Odd n. Y. at the same time.
A. Jones. Bagnell, No., would like to hear
from any of his comrades of Co. f, sd Ill., and
Co. II. 18th V. L. C.; also, from any who were
inmates of Ward A, of the u. S. Pest Hospital
at Louisville during June, July and August,
1864.
+. ]. Meeker, Newark, N j., woulk like the
| full names and addresses of "W. III. T." Ra-
cine, Wis, and "P. l.. j." Battle Creek, Mich,
recently mentioned in THE NATIONAL TRIB-
| UNE.
John Blanchard, South Weymouth, Mass, is
much pleased with the Sunday Med tations "
| in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, as he finds it very
| helpful in his work as a Sunday-sehOol teacher.
| lie oommends THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE for its
| labors in behalf of the soldiers, but says he
cannot indorse what it and many of its CORES
pOndents say against the action of the Presi-
dent in vetoing the pension bill. He believes
| Mr. Cleveland was conscientious in the matter,
aud vetoed the bill because he did not think
il a just and equitable one. He thinks Mr.
| Cleveland sympathiZe5 with the worthy SOL
| diers.
VIM. Edwards, Co @, 18th Pa Cav, Lime
| Ridge, Pa asks some comrade of his regiment
| TO send him the song composed by a member
of that regiment after its flag was placed on
the Capitol at Raleigh, n. c., his regiment being
| the FIRST to enter the city.
J. A. DUFF, Co. A. 1Olst Pa, Williamsburg, Pa,
| sends a copy of the Andersonville poem asked
for by Comrade Scott, and already furnished
/ by several comrades.
John w. Newman, Hampton, Kan, was
| greatly pleased to have Comrade Cowdin blow
the buglc of the 3ith Ohio. lie says that to hear
| from a member of his old regiment is like re-
/ cciying tidings of a long lost brother. He
would be glad to hear from any of his COM
/ radeS.
James II. Reading, Co. G, 18th Iowa, Lowry
| City, No. says he has never seen anything from
| LeuIDtIS ol MS anu he lulnkS Jncy
are Sinking their duty. He remembers many
of his comrades as he recalls the scenes of camp
and field, and would be very glad to renew the
| friendly associations of long ago.
ID. Z. Myers, Sedalia, Mo, would like to hear
| from some Of his old comrades OF the 47th Ill.
| ID. S McCampbell. Co. +, 9TH Iowa, and Co.
G, 9Th Iowa Cav, Pilot Rock, Ore, says that
when he reads the claims of the comrades he
almost doubts having been in the army at all
i himself; but when he looks at the gunshot
wound in his leg and examines his papers, he
| finds that he did serve from July 3, 1851 to
Aug. l6, 1865, without any hospital record,
except for his wound.
A comrade writes that when Capt. Flint,
9Th Wis, went home on furlough, he was re-
| quested by the boys 10 bring them something
| from home, which he promised TO do. While
at home he met an Orderly of his company,
and told him that if he could think ofanything
the boys would like he the Captain) would pay
| for it. The Orderly had u canteen made which
| would hold four gallons and had it filled with
"commissary," the bill for which (S16) was
sent to the Captain. He paid il and set up "
the cigars. He took the canteen with him to
the front, and it went the rounds Of the Sixth
Corps.
Harrison Oberton, Co. G., 18th ILL.,, Gait
! vile, Iowa, tells Of the presentation of flag
to his company by the wife of Lieut.. Brown, at
Camp Hancock, Chicago, in the Fall of 1862.
lie would be glad TO hear from any of his COM
rades
S. ID. Lane, Pittsburg, Kan, would like to
hear from any Of his comrades of the list Ohio,
and would like TO see the boys "whoop 'er
| up" for Maj. Laird, of Nebraska for President
X. Ii. MCCully, Drummer Slst n. Y, Fulton,
| n. Y, writing Of Timber JIM" SAYS he did
good service at AndeTsOnville by organizing a
law and order league, and did much toward
bringing TO justice the six murderers and cut
oats Tls..Wu l..
received parole of honor from Capt Wirz and
remained outside the stockaie until October,
1864, when he was removed TO Florence with
other prisoners.
II. IL. Handley, Co. !, 9Th ILL.,, Bozeman,
Mont, says there was in his regiment a six
footer named James ID. McCown, called Big
Dick for short. He was an extra-good shot and
an extra good soldier. At Chckamauga three
| rebels charged upon him aud ordered him 10
surrender. He shot one, bayoneted another,
and marched the third off prisoner.
Dr. }. T.. Caldwell, Lakeville, Mimi, informs
Comrade Trotter, Co. *, 49th H., that Gen. A.
J. Smith lives in st. Louis Mo. The writer
was pleased TO see an article from Adj't Frisbie
both III. He says Frisbie wrote many of the
best oil the old war songs, some of which will
oulllYe all the survivors Of the great struggle.
James NJ. White Co. i, 9th Mo, Pineyille
Mo. says he belonged to the Sixteenth Corps
participated IN the disastrous Red River expe-
dition, and was wounded at Fort DE Russey
La. lie has seen but one communication from
his comrades in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and
would be glad If his comrades would bestiI
themselves.
Random Shots.
Augustus Raymond, Gibsonville, o., says he
has never seen anything from the comrades of
his regiment, the 18th Ohio He enlisted in
Co. in May, 1861, and served until December
lo65. The regiment took part in all the cam
pagns and battles of the Army of the Cumber-
land. lie says the Fourth Corps was always
ready TO do its duty, and the army contained
no better troops
NJ. b. Ruiz, Co. X, 18th ILL.,, Canton. ILL.,,
thinks that all the soldiers did their duty.
whether they happened to plant the first flags
or not. IL is more important now that they
stand together in their efforts to secure from
the Government the justice that belongs to
them.
ID. r. Bryan, First Sergeant, Co. A, 5ith Pa,
Johnstown. Pa, says that every member of his
regiment has reason TO feel proud of its record
He thinks many of the comrades allow" too
much about their individual exploits, which
were only made possible by the support OF
others.
J. NJ. McKain, Corporal, Co. /, 18th Iowa,
Woodston, Kan, has long been looking for
something from the Seventh Corps, but has
seen nothing. lie thinks all the literary men
were at the battle of Lookout Mountain or
helped recapture DeGress's battery, or served
around Richmond. He calls on the Seventh
Corps 10 wake up. He would like to hear from
! Capt. ThOs. blanchard Lieut.. b. l. KinZie r.